Roopa Iyer

Roopa Iyer Biography

Roopa Iyer is a multifaceted personality. She is an award winning director as well as actress, dancer, choreographer, model, business executive, humanitarian, a philanthropist, and a philosopher. Apart from movies, she has orchestrated, organized and performed in numerous musical and dance events. She conducted stage shows worldwide to support HIV infected children through her company ICA. Her film “MUKHAPUTA – The Cover Page” won worldwide accolades. She strives hard with AIDS awareness programs worldwide.

Roopa was born in Belakavadi of Karnataka in a lower middle class orthodox family. She lost her father at the age of 6 and after that her family moved to Bellur. Her father was a farmer and her mother, an elementary school teacher then. At the age of 10, she started her social work by starting a dance school in Bellur for girls where she learnt and taught dance. She also conducted stage shows. After 5 years she moved to Bangalore where she started Gurukul. She earned a Masters’ Degree in Commerce from Karnataka State Open University. After that she conducted word tours with her stage shows for a decade or so. Gurukul, based on Bangalore and New Jersey evolved into India Classic Arts, a nonprofit global fine arts performing production organization. It included several Indian dance forms from Kathak to Bhartanatyam and from western to contemporary.

In 2013, she directed & produced her bilingual big budget film “Chandra “in Tamil and Kannada. Top south Indian actress, Shriya Saran played the lead role in this film. For her social service, she has won several awards and honours like - Adarsha Ratna, Natya Saraswathi, Non Resident Indian “Pravasi” Award from British High Commissioner (2008), Indian Achiever – Gold Medal (2010) and Glory of India – Gold Medal (2010).

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Updated: December 26, 2013